LG Twins vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (55-43, 2nd in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (62-36, 1st in KBO) on Saturday, August 19, 2023.

As a squad, the LG Twins are compiling 5.6 runs per game, which is 1st in the league. They are sitting with 556 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .371. The Twins have accrued 173 doubles as a squad and have hit 61 balls out of the park. They have compiled 521 RBI's and 979 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .285. LG is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 583 times, while taking a walk on 436 occasions.

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Austin Dean is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Dean has compiled an average at the plate of .281 for his career in baseball, with 583 scored runs and an OPS of .786. He has struck out 769 times and has been walked on 365 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .345 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Dean has hit 111 balls over the fence while driving in 564 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .441 and he has racked up 1,722 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 4,354 times and has delivered with a hit 1,096 times.

The Twins have swiped 78 bases and have been caught 20 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.4%. The LG Twins have 2,722 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 925 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have accumulated 90 double plays.

The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 3.64 so far this year (1st in the league), and they have rung up 696 batters. Twins pitchers have yielded 48 home runs and 426 total runs (8th in the league). LG has allowed 864 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 367 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Landers hold a slugging % of .390 and they earn 4.47 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They hit 164 two-baggers, while taking a walk 342 times as well as putting up 443 runs. SSG has hit 87 long balls on the year to go along with 414 RBIs. They have been rung up on 658 instances (9th in the league) and have accounted for 871 base hits. The SSG Landers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .333 as well as a batting average of .259 this season.

Jeong Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has recorded a free base 966 times while striking out on 1,629 chances. His OBP comes in at .390 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .918. For the 7,294 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .287 in addition to 2,096 hits. He has accrued 1,344 runs and has 1,434 RBIs. He has homered 450 times, with 3,849 total bases and also a .528 slugging percentage.

Out of their 114 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 77 times and been caught 37 times (32.5% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 107 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Landers have recorded 1,025 assists, 74 errors and have accounted for 2,641 putouts this year.

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.493 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.57 (670 strikeouts against 427 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 887. They have conceded 69 home runs and they surrender 4.42 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 432 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (391 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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